March 6, 2024 10: 15 pm ET
Robert Whittaker chooses combating Sean Strickland over Khamzat Chimaev next.
Fresh off an outstanding win over Paulo Costa at UFC 298, Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) is considering a return on the reported Perth, Australia card in August. With the previous UFC middleweight champ having currently battled the bulk of the top-ranked competitors, he’s yet to face 2 huge names – Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) and Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC). But for Whittaker, a battle with previous champ Strickland has more advantages.
“That’s challenging since that doesn’t relocation me. It does in influence, however it doesn’t relocation me greater up in the rankings,” Whittaker informed MMA Junkie of a battle with Chimaev. “I wear’t understand. I desire to battle guys in the leading 5. Beating Strickland puts me at (No.) 1 onceagain, and that’s as close as you can get actually.”
Strickland took objective a